Big Year in Northern Eurasia. Kovalchuk Oleksandr. Birds of Northern Eurasia

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Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocoracidae

Ciconiiformes

Threskiornithidae

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Recurvirostridae

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

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Paradoxornithidae

Kovalchuk Oleksandr

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total species: 63 total photos: 89 total videos: 0 total blogposts: 0

1. Blue Tit (2019-02-23)

2. Hooded Crow (2019-02-24)

3. Great Spotted Woodpecker (2019-03-06)

4. Marsh Tit (2019-03-16)

5. Yellowhammer (2019-03-19)

6. Great Tit (2019-03-25)

7. Common Raven (2019-03-25)

8. Common Chaffinch (2019-03-28)

9. Tree Sparrow (2019-03-28)

10. Common Coot (2019-04-07)

11. European Greenfinch (2019-04-17)

12. Eurasian Jay (2019-04-18)

13. White Wagtail (2019-04-18)

14. Common Kingfisher (2019-04-18)

15. Song Thrush (2019-04-21)

16. Stock Pigeon (2019-05-05)

17. Common Buzzard (2019-05-05)

18. Common Moorhen (2019-05-06)

19. Common Cuckoo (2019-05-06)

20. Eurasian Collared Dove (2019-05-12)

21. Hawfinch (2019-05-13)

22. Rock Pigeon (2019-05-14)

23. Yellow Wagtail (2019-05-14)

24. Great White Egret (2019-05-14)

25. Grey Heron (2019-05-14)

26. Whinchat (2019-05-15)

27. Red-backed Shrike (2019-05-18)

28. Western Marsh-Harrier (2019-05-18)

29. Lesser Whitethroat (2019-05-22)

30. European Bee-eater (2019-06-03)

31. Common Starling (2019-06-16)

32. Syrian Woodpecker (2019-06-16)

33. Corn Bunting (2019-06-17)

34. Eurasian Nuthatch (2019-06-17)

35. House Sparrow (2019-06-17)

36. Black Redstart (2019-06-20)

37. Eurasian Linnet (2019-07-03)

38. Tree Pipit (2019-07-05)

39. Spotted Flycatcher (2019-07-12)

40. Mallard (2019-07-17)

41. Eurasian Blackbird (2019-07-23)

42. Common Swift (2019-07-27)

43. Wood Pigeon (2019-07-28)

44. Northern Wheatear (2019-07-28)

45. Green Sandpiper (2019-07-29)

46. Barn Swallow (2019-08-03)

47. Common Crane (2019-08-03)

48. Hoopoe (2019-08-05)

49. European Golden Oriole (2019-08-09)

50. European Turtle Dove (2019-08-09)

51. Eurasian Hobby (2019-08-14)

52. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (2019-08-31)

53. Red-footed Falcon (2019-09-15)

54. Common Chiffchaff (2019-09-27)

55. Willow Warbler (2019-09-28)

56. Long-tailed Tit (2019-10-08)

57. Common Sparrowhawk (2019-10-10)

58. Eurasian Jackdaw (2019-10-16)

59. Rook (2019-10-16)

60. Brambling (2019-12-01)

61. Fieldfare (2019-12-19)

62. Common Treecreeper (2019-12-19)

63. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (2019-12-20)

recent uploads

2025-12-31. European Bee-eater, White Stork, Common Buzzard, Booted Eagle, Eurasian Jay, Rook, Black Redstart, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Northern Wren.

2025-10-25. Common Crane.

2025-08-22. White-tailed Sea-Eagle, Green Sandpiper, Syrian Woodpecker.

2025-08-17. Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Nuthatch, Osprey, Eurasian Honey-Buzzard.

2025-07-26. Common Cuckoo, Sand Martin, Long-tailed Tit.

2025-06-26. Icterine Warbler, Thrush Nightingale.

2025-06-14. Corn Bunting, Barred Warbler, Eurasian Wryneck.

2025-06-05. Great Reed Warbler, Grey Heron, Savi's Warbler, Great Cormorant, Whiskered Tern.

2025-05-28. Common Swift.

2025-05-23. Red-backed Shrike, House Sparrow.

2025-05-11. Eurasian Penduline Tit, Blackcap, Common Sandpiper, Mute Swan.

2025-05-10. Lesser Whitethroat, Whinchat, Tree Pipit.

2025-05-08. Stock Pigeon, Hoopoe.

2025-05-07. Eurasian Collared Dove.

Big Year 2026

1. Anna Golubeva (240)
2. Khasan Zhurtov (122)
3. Igor Shcherbakov (114)
4. Aleksandr Gontcharov (111)
5. Dmitriy Shevtsov (99)
6. Andrei Kiselev (67)
7. Vyacheslav Yusupov (60)
8. Oleg Martsun (45)
9. Khasan Zhurtov (41)
10. Anton Vinogradov (39)

rare birds records

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2026-01-09
Maiskiy,KBR

European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

© Natalia Savranska
2026-01-06
Pantaivka

First winter record of the European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-10-24
Москва, Царицынские пруды

According to available data, this is the third observation of the species in Russia and the first photo on the website. The gull was discovered by E. Shmeleva on 23 October 2025, in Moscow at the Tsaritsyno Ponds. For the first time, the Ring-billed Gull, which inhabits North America and regularly visits Europe, was tracked by a tracker to Nizhny Novgorod in 2022, where its nesting with a Common Gull was recorded. The following year, it was also found there.

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

© Yury Podverbny
2025-09-18

Очень редкий гнездящийся и транзитно-мигрирующий в Беларуси вид. Кроме транзитной миграции, возможны залёты на территорию страны вне сезона гнездования.

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recent video

2025-12-07. Tree Sparrow (Stanislavs Gr).

2025-07-18. Common Chiffchaff (Andrei Orekhov).

2025-02-26. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Vitalii Kazannyk).

2024-11-28. Mandarin Duck (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-15. Northern Hawk Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-11. Ruff (Hlib Koval).

2024-09-11. Dunlin (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-09-10. Ural Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-07-31. Lesser Grey Shrike (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-07-13. Northern Bullfinch (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-07-10. Great Cormorant (Stanislavs Gr).

2024-06-17. Icterine Warbler (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-05. Northern Wren (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-04. Red-billed Chough (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-31. Common Whitethroat (Stanislavs Gr).

unidentified birds

2026-01-13

Сергей Л. Волков: Серебристая чайка, к лету 3 года, скорее всего, будет, в крыльях еще детские перья есть.

2025-12-25

Наталія Драбина: Чернь морська чи чубата?

2025-12-24

no any comments:

2025-12-07

Владимир Семашко: хотя, конечно, вернее средиземноморская

2025-11-09

Артем: Того же мнения, но всё равно не уверенБелая бровь, полосок на крыле видно тут и рыжий цвет налицо подхвостье явно белое.Предположу что уже [....]

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